Self-Employment Program - Alberta

Overview of the Self-Employment Program - Alberta program:

The Self-employment Program offers eligible Albertans who are looking to develop and start a new business with formal training, business plan development, one-to-one business counselling, coaching and guidance. The Government of Alberta is working in partnership with the Government of Canada to provide employment support programs and services.

Benefits of the Self-Employment Program - Alberta program:

• Provides participants with training and learning material in starting and operating a business, including business plan development. Training modules are developed based on participant needs and provided through one-to-one assistance, group workshops, or synchronous online learning.

Eligibility criteria of the Self-Employment Program - Alberta program:

• Eligible participants must meet all of the following:
• Be unemployed, or working on average less than 20 hours per week over the last 12 weeks and planning to remain employed while in training
• Be in Alberta with an Alberta address, or any address in the city of Lloydminster, for the duration of the training
• Have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN)
• Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada, or a protected person under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
• Protected persons with a SIN that begins with 9 must have documentation to support they are a protected person
• Be 18 years of age or older, and have not attended an education program under the Education Act in the past 12 months
• Be suitable for the program as determined through an employability assessment